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(CNN)Lochtegate, Louisiana and leverage. It's Friday, and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

1. Lochtegate

This is all getting weirder than Ryan Lochte's hair. So it looks like Lochte's story just doesn't hold water. Brazilian police say he and three other swimmers weren't robbed; they vandalized a gas station bathroom and then got into an altercation with security guards. Now, everyone agrees someone pulled a gun and money changed hands. But calling that a "robbery" seems a little much.

2. Campaign 2016

It wasn't an apology, but it's the closest Donald Trump's ever come to saying 'My bad.' Trump, in his first rally since shaking up his campaign team, said he sometimes says "the wrong thing" and regrets - he's had a few. Aww, a new, reflective Trump ... or was this a one-off? Meanwhile, the Clinton Foundation promises not to accept foreign or corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is president; Bill Clinton's also swearing off paid speeches then. It's all part of Team Clinton's attempt to shed those pesky pay-to-play charges.

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3. Louisiana flooding

The deluge that's swamped southern Louisiana is the worst natural disaster to hit the US since Hurricane Sandy. And the misery will be with us for many, many days. At least a dozen parishes are still under flood warnings and more storms are in the forecast. Louisiana's flat, so the water goes down very slowly. As CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen put it, "This is a very lumbering, slow, slow flood."

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A CNN drone camera gives an up-close view of the devastation in Louisiana.

4. Iran

It wasn't a ransom -- it was leverage. That's how the State Department explains why a US plane filled with $400 million was held up until Iran released American prisoners. State says it was worried Iran would back out on its agreement to free the prisoners earlier this year. So the money -- owed to Iran -- was used as a sort of carrot. But, State insists, it wasn't a straight-up quid pro quo. It only seems that way.